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📅 April 30 in the Time Tunnel

What happened on April 30? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.

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⏳ On this day in history

  1. 1789George Washington was sworn in as the first President of the United States, in New York City
  2. 1803The United States agreed to buy the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the country’s size
  3. 1859Charles Dickens published the first part of "A Tale of Two Cities"
  4. 1885Niagara Falls State Park opened — New York’s first state park
  5. 1897J. J. Thomson announced his discovery of the electron
  6. 1939The New York World’s Fair opened, and regular TV broadcasts began there
  7. 1993CERN announced that the World Wide Web would be free for everyone to use

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April 30 quiz

  1. In what year? 🇺🇸 George Washington was sworn in as the first President of the United States, in New York City

  2. In what year? 🗺️ The United States agreed to buy the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the country’s size

  3. In what year? 📖 Charles Dickens published the first part of "A Tale of Two Cities"

  4. Which famous person was born on April 30?